Dehydrated Mustard Greens
When dried, this leafy powerhouse can be used much like a dried herb – with purposeful abandon, in all manner of savory fare.
Cinnamon Stick Tea
… and other flu-soaked sob stories from the leanest time of the year for a diehard Jersey-grown freshest-food addict.
Spring Lake Seafood
A span of styles often confounds kitchens. Yet at this wide-ranging BYOB in one of the Garden State’s classiest beach towns, its chef-owner strums merrily along on a menu at once contemporary and respectful of tradition.
Honey-Orange Cookies
“Pantry Season” inspires Ella to create a cookie that’s special enough for a celebration and yet mindful of her desire not to waste ingredients already on hand.
Cambo Box
Sandwiches reminiscent of banh mi and rice boxes are the headliners at a downtown share space that offers one of the Garden State’s few glimpses into the cuisines of Cambodia. Fair warning: Miss the fries and you’ll be missing something very special.
Kurry & Naan
As slip-size South Asian eateries proliferate in the Garden State, offering “express” dine-in and take-out, new favorites are bound to emerge. Just watch onion bhajia fly.
Lots of Love: 03.13.23
Funny date today, isn’t it? Zero-three, one-three, two-three. The kind of date that doesn’t happen very often. Just like some dishes don’t happen as you wish very often. But when they do, you know they’re foods you’ll remember always. With lots of love.
A Salad Supreme
What could make a luxurious lobster salad even more luxurious? Stuffing it into avocados and serving it accompanied by oranges ratcheted up with a caring touch – that’s what.
Varka Estiatorio
The seafood’s still sublime at this bastion for classic Greek fare, but the menu needs to freshen its aging lineup of stalwarts with seasonal ingredients.
Hazelnut-Chocolate Doughnut
At Rabble Rise in Montclair, there’s a doughnut that stands above the others in an increasingly crowded field.
Micky’s Market at Reed’s
The heart of an organic, regenerative farm is a newfangled eatery that takes its harvests straight into its kitchen and spins out meals to eat on site or take home. Being there – whether it’s to have breakfast or lunch or to buy for home consumption – is a complete shared experience.
High on Home-Grown Hogs
What makes this chunky pulled pork fly high? A flavor that only can come from being raised in all the right ways.